Health Ministry prohibits sale of Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac to conserve vulturesIn a boost to conserve vultures in the country, the health ministry has prohibited sale of two veterinary drugs-Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac....
02 Aug, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Govt set to ban two vet drugs to protect vulturesIn the representation, it was mentioned that Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac in cattle as toxic as Diclofenac and can kill vultures. Study showe...
11 Jul, 2023, 12.47 AM IST
19 fixed-dose combinations drugs under radarThese cocktail drugs were licensed for manufacture and marketed by the state licensing authority. The 19 FDCs are commonly used for conditi...
02 Sep, 2022, 12.58 AM IST
Missing files at DCGI: CIC seeks action, digitisation of all recordsThe Central Information Commission has raised concerns over lack of transparency of Drug Controller General of India, and asked the health ...
30 May, 2020, 09.44 AM IST
Bajaj Healthcare to buy stressed assets from Saraswat Cooperative Bank for Rs 61 croreThe company has agreed to acquire stressed assets from Saraswat Cooperative Bank by way of cash consideration of Rs 61 crore subject to clo...
29 Apr, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
Delhi High Court seeks government reply on unsafe drugs ban pleaThe three medicines -- buclizine, flupenthixol+melitracen and aceclofenac+drotavarine -- together had a market size of around Rs 67 crore f...
21 Dec, 2018, 09.40 AM IST
Wockhardt moves HC against ban on its fixed dose combination drugWockhardt moved the court as its anti-inflammatory drug -- Ace Proxyvon -- is one of the FDC medicines affected by the Centre's September 7...
14 Sep, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
Ranbaxy whistleblower petitions PMO to investigate ‘Illegal’ drug approvalsRegulators today lack the “appropriate tools” to penalise pharmaceutical companies for violating the law, he claimed. An email sent to the ...
21 May, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
- Ban of harmful NSAIDs sought for vulture conservation
As a part of Wildlife Week, 2017 celebration the Wildlife Circle of Gujarat Forest Department has organized a symposium on Vulture Conserva...
09 Oct, 2017, 09.14 PM IST
- In Pinjore, dwindling vultures get a cautious, fighting chance
A narrow road off the Chandigarh-Shimla highway leads to Jatayu Vulture Breeding Centre in Pinjore, Haryana.
14 Nov, 2015, 02.08 AM IST
Venus Remedies bags US patent for painkiller injectionVenus Remedies said it has bagged a patent from US Patent Office for Achnil, a once-a-day painkiller injection.
29 Jan, 2014, 05.17 PM IST
99 per cent crash in vulture population reported by Bombay Natural History SocietyThere has been a 99 per cent crash in the vulture population from the mid of 1990s till now, reported the Bombay Natural History Society (B...
14 Oct, 2012, 01.28 PM IST
- Vultures now threatened by a second drug called aceclofenac
A new study by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has shown that vultures in south Asia are now threatened by a second painkiller drug c...
24 Aug, 2012, 04.06 PM IST
- Pharmaceutical companies targeting smaller cities for drug trials
'The trial for a drug Rifaximin took place at Kota, Jaipur & Mumbai. “Kota and Jaipur can hardly be classified cosmopolitan in demography '...
10 May, 2012, 11.18 AM IST
- Venus Remedies launches Aceclofenac injections; stock down
Venus Remedies has launched Aceclofenac injections in India under the brand name ACHNIL. The drug is used in treatment of acute pain and is...
11 Jul, 2011, 01.14 PM IST